Door casing



AMmch 16,1926` W. N. DAVIS DOOR CASING Filed March 19, 1923 Patented Mar. 16, 1926.

UNITED STATI-:s

rnesto PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM N. DAVIS, OFDAETROIT, M'IGI-IGAN, ASS-IGNOR TO GrfkllfIlRA'L` MOTORS COB" PORATION, OF DETROT, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION E DELAWARE;

Doon cAsING'.

Application filed March 19, 1923.

To all whom 'it may Concern.'

Be' it known that l, WILLIAM N. DAVIS, a citizen oi' the United States, and a resident of Detroit, county of lValyne, and- State of lylichigan.Y have invented certain ne7 and usefuli Improvements in Door Casings, of which the 'following is a full, clear, concise, and exact description, suchas will enable others" skilled' in the art to which the invention relatesl to' marke and use the same, reference being made therein to the aecompanying drawings, Which form a part of this specification.

Thi'sinvention relates to door easings, and is illustrated as embodied in an automobile. iin objectot the invention is to provide: a structure which will. be dui-fable under the hard service given auton'iobile d-oors and their easings, and which' at the Sametime can be realdily and' inexpensively manu tlacti'ired.

lith this object in View, the invention coifitenrplates bending a piece of sheetA metal to provide al channel-shaped jamb portion, and' preferably alsoy a flange` toserve as a racing for the edgel of the doorpost Which supports the door casing. According to one desirable construction, the channel portion is provided with a hiatus or gap which, in connection with a striker plate, provides a recess for the'. latch.

Of especial utility in a casing of this sort is a construction in which a jamb member io provided' Witha recess', as by cutting an opening Lin the above-described channel portion, and an adjustable holder for a resilient block orA door bump s slid'abl'y arranged? in the recess. To" facilitate adjusting the' holder, inf-lansl may be vprovi-cle'dl for moving it back forti-1,- as' by arranging a sereu'f through the back oi? tliie- Channel portion and threading it into a liole the boi-,tom or thev horde-r. It adds: te the ap,-

pearanee offenen a eeoi'ist'rnetiion to arrange' the head of the' sere-n so' that' it is con; oaled by' the'- ornainental `facing along the inner' Side of the door-'- oasing.

of' the invention, including-.1 var s' n Serial No. 626,058.

struct-ion, Will be apparent from' the following description oi? the illustrative e`mbodi ment oit the invention shown in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure' 1 i's a side elevation of the door casing;

FigureY 2 is an end elevation thereof,

partly broken away;

Figure 3 is a section on the line 3-3 0'1"' Figure 2', bnt showing the door closed and l'atohe d Figure f1 is: a section on the line 1 4 of Figure 2, showing the latch receiving recess;

Figure -5'V is a section on the line 5 5 of Figure 2,- showingy the door bumper;

Figure 6 is a section on the line 6 6 ol Figure; 5, 'also sliowing the bumper, and

Figure 7 is a view, corresponding to Figure 4, of modifieation. v

In the form shown in the drawings, the body ofV an automobile, inclu-des an' upright door post 10 which serves as a support for `a jainb member 12, bent from sheet metal to provide a Channel portion 1/1, which forms a seatI against which door 16 closes, and preferably also a flange 18 which forms aoinfg for' the edge of post lO. The channel portieri overlaps the` inner side of the post. asi shownin1 Figs;` 3 and 5, and is secured thereto by fastenings such as screws, and similarly flangev 18 is'y secured to the post 10. All-ming' members 2C) are mounted in the jamb memberlZ by cutting away the front tacey ofthe" channel portion, in position to engage opposite sides of an. aliring member Carried by door' 16".

The invention contemplates' forming a recess for' latoli 22 of door 16, in a novel manner, by flattening dewyn a portion of the metal substantially into the plane of flange 18, to forni' a bottom ivallfor' a` gap Hiatufs the: channel portion A p Harige 18',

Pest 10- AS. the 61121111161 (5d-nmero, and as une tStiirlier 'plate 26 is great facility. rihe gap formed as described above, and the striker plate, together define a recess -for latch 22. The portion 2i may be flattened down in a number ot different ways, within the scope of my invention, as by a die-shaping or lcrushing operation (Figure which has the advantage of providing side walls for the latch-receiving recess, or by cutting through the metal at spaced points to provide a tongue which 1s bent down into place (Figure 7), this method providing sharp corners Jfor the recess.

To regard this same subject-matter from a slightl,y difi'crent point o'f view, it may be said that there are two alined channel portions ii separated by a latch receiving gap haring a bottoni wall 2i which1 in the iorn. shown in Figure il, serves to connect them.

l According'to'anothcr teature of the invention, door 1G is engaged by bumpers comprising resilient blocks 30 et rubber or similar material, .n'iountedin holders 32 which are arranged to grasp the blocks by their sides, and which are shouldered to engage the outer tace o1" channel portion let. The holders are slidably arranged in recesses formed in the j amb member by cutting openings in the channel portion, and are arranged to be adjusted to take up for wear or inequalities in blocks 30 by turning screws 3l threaded through openings in thebottoms of the holders. Screws 34 are held against longitudinal movement by washers 3G keyed thereto, and by engagement oit their heads with the inner face of flange portion lil, where the heads are readily accessible.

For the sake of neatness of appearance, I preter that the usual ornamental facing or piping 38 be arranged to cover the inner edge of the jamb member and t-he heads of screws Si. Holes 40 may be cut in the facing it desired, to permit adjustment ot the screws atter the facing is in place.

rihe advantages of a unitarv jamb member such as described, together with the novel latch-receiving recess and the improved bumpers, will be obvious, and while one illustrative construction has been described, it is not my intention to limit the scope ot' the invention to that particular construction or otherwise than by the terms ot' the appended claims.

l claim: l j

l. A door casing comprising a sheet-1netal jamb member bent to have a channel portion to torni a scatter a door and which channel portion is provided with a gap, and a striker plate cooperating with said. gap todefine a atch-receiving recess.

2. A door casing comprising a sheet-metal jainb member bent to havea channel portion to form a seat for` a door, part of the channel portion being flattened. fleuri t@ Prend-i2 a gap or hiatus therein constructed and arranged to cooperate with a striker plate to define a latch-receiving recess.

3. A door casing comprising a sheet-metal janib member bent to have a channel portion to term a seat for a door, part oi the channel portion being flattened doii'n into a plane substantially parallel to the top face of the channel portion to form a bottom wall for a latch-receiving recess.

4, A door casing comprising a sheet-metal jamb member bent to have two alined door engaging channel portions separated by a latch-receiving gap having a bottom wall.

A door casing comprising a sheet metal jauib member bent to have a channel portion to torni a seat for a door and an adjacent iacingtlange `for a door pest, part of the channel portion being flattened down into the pla-ne of the flange, to cooperate with a striker plate mounted on the fiange to define a latch-receiving recess.

6. A door casing comprising, in combination, a sheet-metal amb member bent to have a channel portion and an adjacent facing tlange, the channel portion being cut away to define an opening, a holder containing a resilient block slidably engaging the edges o' the opening and slidably engaging the flange, the holder being shouldered to engage the face of the channel portion, an adjusting screw threaded into a hole in the bottom of the holder and having its head accessible from the opposite face of the channel portion, and means -fior lholding the screw against longitudinal movement in the channel portion.

7. A door casing comprising, in combination, a sheet-metal jamb member bent to haveV a channel portion and an adjacent facing fiange, the channel portion being cut away to detine an opening, a holder containing a resilient block and arranged in the opening slidably engaging the edges of the opening and slidably engaging the flange, and a screw for adjusting the holder to advance said block.

S. A door casing comprising, in combination, a sheet-metal jamb member bent to have a channel portion and an adjacent facing iiange, the channel portion being cui; away to define an opening, a holder containing a resilient block and arranged in the opening slidably engaging the edges of the opening and slidably engaging the flange, andmeans for adjusting the holder to advance`said block.

9.Al door casing comprising, in combination, a channel-shaped metal jamb member having openings cuty in the face directed toward the door, a holder containing a resilient block arranged in each opening, and means for moving the holders backward or forward in the openings to adjust the posit'OliS @t the blade and arranged in the opening l0. A door casing comprising, in combination, a jamb member having a recess, a shouldered holder in the recess containing a resilient blocl and arranged slidably to engage the sides ot' the recess, and an adjusting screw engaging the holder and operable from outside the casing to advance said block.

ll. A door casing comprising, in combinau tion, a jamb member having a recess, a holder slidable in the recess and having a threaded opening in its bottom, a resilient block carried by the holder, and a block adjusting screw passing through said member and threaded into the hole of the slidable holder.

l2. A door easing co1n} nisi11g, in combina tion. a jamb member having a recess, a holder in the recess formed to grasp by its sides a resilient block and having a threaded hole through its bottom, and a block-adjusting screw held against longitudinal movement in said member and threaded into the hole through the holder. Y v

lf3. A door casing comprising, in combination, a jamb member having a recess, a holder in the recess formed to grasp by its sides a. resilient block and having a threaded hele through its bottom, a headed blockadjusting screw passing through said member into the threaded hole and held against longitudinal movement in said member, and an ornamental facing arranged to conceal the head of said screw.

14. vA door casing comprising, in combination, a jamb member, bumpers carried thereby, an ornamental facing therefor, and

bumper-adjusting means beneath and concealed by said facing.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

WILLIAM N. DAVIS.v 

